Daisy Bowman & Benjamin Swift, November 3, 2007, I’On Creek Club

“I definitely thought he was one of the hottest guys in the room,” says Daisy of the night she first met Benjamin (“Ben”) at The Austin Grill, a local watering hole frequented by the Washington, D.C. residents.

Lauren Price & Matthew Fogarty; November 3, 2007, French Huguenot Church & Middleton Place

Sometimes it takes a mountain to make a relationship. In the case of New Yorkers Lauren and Matthew, that mountain was Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro, and together, the couple climbed 19,340 feet to the top of the extinct volcano in Tanzania.

Christine Nott & Eric Jablon; April 14, 2007, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim & the William Aiken House

“It was love at first sight,” says Christine of her first encounter with Eric, whom she met through mutual friends in 2006.

Lainey Faulkner & Trip McMahon, June 10, 2006, the Old Tabby Ruins & the Golf House, Spring Island

“I wanted it to be like a lawn party from an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel: demure and elegant, with nothing fussy or showy interfering with the natural splendor of the surroundings,” says Lainey, who grew up in Philadelphia.

Puja Seam & Jamey Thompson; October 7, 2006, William Aiken House

When bride-to-be Puja approached Tara Guérard and her event design team at Soirée, she and fiancé Jamey had a daunting request: plan two weddings and two receptions, all in one day.

Andrea Zucker & Nicolas Muzin; July 3, 2006, North Charleston Area Convention Center

“People thought we were crazy,” says Andrea, recounting the speed at which she and Nicolas were engaged.

Elizabeth Merck & Douglas Lake; April 29, 2006, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church & Hibernian Society Hall

Holy City native Elizabeth, a student at the New York School of Interior Design, and Douglas, an MBA student at Columbia University, met as teens when they were both in boarding school near Douglas’ home.

Rebecca Olson & Sanjay Gupta; May 15, 2004, The Shell House at Ashley Hall

“Ever since I first visited Charleston, I thought it would be a perfect place for a wedding,” says attorney Rebecca.

M. Joyner Milam & Bart Beasley; April 8, 2006, Kensington Plantation

“We knew we wanted to be married in the Lowcountry,” says Joyner. “But the big plantations just weren’t what we were all about. We wanted the wedding to feel cozy, not fancy.”